Car.



PATBMBD AUG. 4. 1903.

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B. P. BRUMAGHIM.

CAR.

APPLIoArIox FILED Nov. 14, 1901.

.....lll-llllll ATTOHNE YS ff BENJAMIN F. BRUMAGHIM -..22.1-2.1 IUP.

' W/TNESSES CAR.

To all uhom. 'Zt may concern.'v

Be it known that I, BENJAAUN'FRANKLIN B-Rmmennr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mount Hope, in the county of Fayette and State of W'est Virginia., have made certain new and useful Improvements in Cars, of which the following is a specification. A

)Iy invention is an improvement Ain ears and consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter de'- scribed and claimed.

Referring to the drawings forming a part hereof-Figure 1 is a side view of the car in its normal position. Fig. 2 is a similar view in dumping position. Fig. 3 is an end view in normal position, and Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section showing the car in dumping position.

The present embodiment of my invent-ion, comprises ay car having a frame l, supported bv wheels 2 `-in the ordinary manner, the

' wheels being adapted to run upon a track 30,

which is provided with a depressed portion 31 for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

The bottom of the car is com osed of two leaves 3, 3a, arranged longitudinally of the car and abutting at their inner ends, the outer edges of the leaves being hinged to the frame as at 4. The car is provided at each side near the bottom with a swinging door 5, extending the full length of the car and hinged at its upper'edge as at 6, the lower edge of the door b eing adapted to contact with the outer edge of the bottom as shown in Fig. 3, whereby to completely close the car. The ends 9 of the car are solid as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and that 'portion of the frame above the side doors is also inclosed as indicated at 10.

Each of the side doors 5, is provided at each end with a. block 7, having a notch 8, adapted to be engaged by a locking bar 9, the locking bar extending the full length of the car and having angular ends 11, which ends are pivoted on a pin 10 connected with a plate 12 secured to each end of the car as shown in Fig. 3.

A pair of alined levers 15, are pivoted to each side of the car by their adjacent ends as at 16, and the free ends of the levers are concar, and a shaft 20 is arranged transversely Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led November 14, 1997. Serial No. 402,120.

of the U-shaped hanger. A wheel 19 is journaled on the shaft between thdarms' of the hanger, and a bar 1S' issecuredto the,

inner end of the shaft between the hanger "v and the side of the ear. Lin's 17 connect; the ends of the bar with the levers as shbwn inv Fles. 1 and 2, the said links being -connected with t-he levers near the free ends thereof.

A supplemental rail 32 is arranged upon each side of the track 30, and the said rails`\\- are normally engaged by the wheels 19 on t,

t the descriptlon, that when the wheels of the N car run into the depression 31 of the track, l the wheels 19 will be elevated, thus elevating each side of the car. It will be evident from the U-shaped hangers and the outer ends of the levers 15, which through the link connecnotches 8, thus permitting the weight of the material in the car to force the side dools outwardly as shown in Fig. 5.

The angular ends 11 of the locking bars 9,

, tion 13 will lift the locking bars 9 out of the 75 are provided withpins 23, engaging in slots 8o 25 in the ends of a cross bar 24, which is provided at its center with a bearing 26, through which passes a bolt 27, connecting the bar with the end of a. beam 29 which extends the full length of the. car immediately below the 35 of the car permitted to escape, on account of the lost-motion connection between the bar 24 and the angular ends 11 of the lockuig bars. lVhile I have described the track 30 as beinfr provided with a depression 31 into which 100 thz' car moves, it is obvious that the supplementary rails 32 might be provided with elevated portions for lifting the wheels 19 whereby to operate the dumping mechanism.

' It will be obi erved, that the car dumps its 105 load while moreno and that as soon as the car moves out of the depression 31, the parts will be restored to their normal position and the locking bars 9 will again lock the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3.

I claiml i 1. A car comprising a wheel supported 2. Y Y l895,240

frame, a bottom composed ot 'a plurality of edge-Wise abniring leaves arranged longitudinally of the car and hinged at their outer edges, side doors extending the full lengt-h of the rrame hinged by their upper edges to svn'ng ourvcardlv from the frame, a lockmg means for the side doors, said means comprising bars extending the full length of the car and aingular ends pivotally connected with the ends of the car, a pair of alined levers on each side oithe car, the adjacent ends ai the levers being pivoted to the car, links connecting the free ends of the levers with the iocking bar on the corresponding side :ci the car, a U-shaped bracket slidable verri-cally on each side of the car, a wheel journsied in the bracket, a bar connecied with the Wheel and extenda@ longitudinally or' the car, links connecting the ends of the bier -with thelevers, a beam extending longitudinally of the car beneath the abutting edges of the leaves of the bottom and provided vth shoes'for engaging the leaves, a bar ananged transversecly at each end of the ear and having a lost-motion connection with each of the locking bars, a connection between eac-h of said bars and the beam, and snpplementa-ry rails or engagement by the vrheels to elevate the brackets.

2. A car cnmprising a wheel supported frame, a bottoni composed of a lural ity of.

edgevvise abutting leaves arrange( longitudinalljv of the wir and hinged at their out-er edges, side doors extending the full length of the frame and hinged by their upper edges to saving outwardly from the frame., a' locking means for the side doors, said means comprising bars extending the full length o the car and havin g angular ends pivotally connected with ine ends of the car, a pair of y alinedlevers on each side of the car, the adlul jacent ends si the levers being pivoted to the car, links connecting the free ends of the levers with eine locking bar on the corresponding side si the car, a U-shaped bracket slidable verti :v on each side of the car, a. Wheel journss in the. bracket, a bar connected with "e vrheel and extending longitfviinally of t e car, links coimecting the ends oi the bar Winn the levers, a beam extending loingtudinaly ci he car beneath the abutedges oir the leaves of the bottom and provided with shoes for engaging the leaves, a lest-motion yeminection between the beam and 'the locL-ig bars and supplementary rails for e rangement by the wheels to elevate the brackets.

3- A car eeinprising a Wheel supported frame, a bot' n composed 0f a plura ity of edgevvise ab ii g leaves arranged longi# tudinallv or' the csr and hinged at their outer side du Vrs extending the full length of the *rame an IrQed by their upper edges to outnai` `v irom the frame, a locking mesns for the side doors, said means comprising bars extendin'oF the full length of the car and having anguliir ends pivot-ally connected With the ends of the car, a pair of alincd levers on each side of the car, the adjacent ends of the levers beingvpivoted to the4 car, links connecting thefree ends of the levers with the locking bar on the corres onding side ofthe car, a U'-shaped bracket s idable 'verticallyv on cach side of the car, a

4Wheel journaled in the bracket; a bar conthe frame and hinged by their upper edges` to swing outwardly from the frame, a locking means for the side doors, said mea-ns comprising bars extending the full length of the car and havirng angular ends pivotally connected with the ends of the car, vertically. movable brackets n the sides of the car,

wheels journaled in the brackets, a connection between the respective brackets and locking bars, a beam extending long1tudinally of the car beneath the abutting edges of the leaves of the bottom and provided mth shoes for engaging the leaves, a lost-motion connection between the locking bars and the beam, and sup lementary rails for engaging the wheels to e evate the brackets.

5. A. car comprising a Wheel supported frame, a bottom composed of a plurality of edgewise abutting lea-ves arranged longitudi# nally of the car and hinged at their outer edges, side doois hinged by their upper edges to swing outwardly from the trame, a locking means for the side doors, said means comprising bars extending the full length of the car and having angular ends pivotally connected with the ends of the car, vertically movable brackets on the sides of the car, Wheels journaled in the brackets, a connection between the respective brackets and locking bars. means for lifting the abutting edges of the leaves of the bottom, a-lost-motion connection between the locking bars and the lifting means, and supplement ary rails for engaging the Wheels to elevate the brackets.

6. A car comprising a wheel supported frame, a bottom composed of a plurality of edgcwise abutting leaves arranged longitudinally of the car and hinged at their outer edges, side doors hinged by their upper edges iis meansfor lifting the abutting edges of theleaves of the bottom, a lost-motion vconnection between the locking means and the liiting means, and means for elevating the brackets.

7. A car comprising a Wheel supported frame, side doors extending the full length of the sides of the frame and hinged by their upper edges to swing outwardly therefrom, a

ocking means for the-doors, said means coml prising bars extending the 4full length of the car and having angular ends pivotally conneet-cd with the ends of the car, vertically Inova-ble brackets on the sides ofthe car, wheels ]ournaled in the brackets, a connection between the respective brackets and locking bars, and supp gaglng the Wheels to elevate the brackets.

8. A ear comprising a Wheel sup orted frame, a bottom composed of a plura ity of edgewise abutting leaves arranged longitudinally of the car and hinged at their outer edges, doors hinged bytheir upper edges t0 the sides of the frame and swinging outwardly therefrom, a locking means for the .side doors, a beam extending longitudinally ementary rails for en' of the car beneath the abutting edges of the y leaves of the bottom and provided with shoes for engaging the leaves, a lost-motion connection between the locking means mi the beam, and means for operating the loci1'g-N means to release the side doors.

9.l A car provided with side doors and with a bottom com osed of edgewise abutting leaves arrange longitudinally of the car, a locking device for the side doors, means for elevating the abutting edges of the leaves of the bottom, and a lost motion connection between the leaf lifting means and the locking device.

10. A car provided with side doors and ith a bottom composed of edgewise abutting leaves arranged longitudinally of the car, a locking device for the side doors, means for elevating the abutting edges of the leaves of the bottom, and means for releasing the locking device and operating the lifting means in sequence.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 'BRUMAGIIIM Witnesses:

EMORY E. JONES, A. D. MOSELEY. 

